bombed

Went down terribly

Bombed means drunk or intoxicated: We got completely bombed at the wedding reception.

The image suggests being hit hard, as if by explosives.

In American slang, bombed also means failed spectacularly: The movie bombed at the box office.

In British usage, bombed can mean moved very fast: He bombed down the motorway.

failed

flopped

Failed completely

misfired · blundered · fiasco · debacle · collapsed · cratered · fizzled · stiffed · died · disappointed

intoxicated

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

smashed · sloshed · trashed · blitzed · loaded · tanked · stoned · buzzed · tipsy · inebriated

attacked

blitzed

Extremely intoxicated

raided · pummeled · pounded · devastated · destroyed · leveled · annihilated · obliterated · firebombed · napalmed

Categories
Opposites
intoxication state

bombedsober

Free from intoxication

straight · clean · dry · teetotal · abstinent

performance/success

bombedkilled

Caused to die

crushed it · slayed · hit · succeeded · smashed

military/physical attack

bombedunbombed

Never struck by explosives

intact · untouched · unscathed · undamaged · spared

Phrases
Family

bomb, bombing, bombs, bomber, bombard, bombshell, bombastic, bombardment, car bomb

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG